Unrecognized cost of unvested share-based awards, other than options, awarded to nonemployee directors as compensation.

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The number of non-option equity instruments granted to nonemployee directors.

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Aggregate number of options and restricted stock units outstanding.

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Amount of cost to be recognized for nonvested award under share-based payment arrangement. Excludes share and unit options.

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Amount of cost to be recognized for option under share-based payment arrangement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Number of shares authorized for issuance under share-based payment arrangement.

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Amount by which the current fair value of the underlying stock exceeds the exercise price of options outstanding.

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Number of options outstanding, including both vested and non-vested options.

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Stock Based Compensation Narrative Data (Details) - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020	May 22, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
2014 Equity Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares authorized for equity awards (in shares)	50,000
Aggregate number of outstanding grants of RSUs and stock options (in shares)	18,123
Stock options outstanding (in shares)	4,500
Unrecognized compensation expense, stock options	$ 0
Intrinsic value of stock options	0
2014 Equity Plan \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized compensation expense, unvested RSUs	270,000		$ 167,000
RSUs granted to non-employee directors (in shares)		2,152
Unrecognized director compensation expense, unvested RSUs	$ 38,000
2008 ISO Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock options outstanding (in shares)	1,000
Unrecognized compensation expense, stock options	$ 0